Beyonce's The Formation World Tour 2016 Sells Out; New Shows Announced

Following her appearance at last week's Super Bowl 50, BEYONC surprised fans around the world with the announcement of THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR. The highly-anticipated tour, promoted by Live Nation, presented by American Express and produced by Parkwood Entertainment sold nearly 1 million tickets over the weekend and today confirmed that the concerts in London, Sunderland, Manchester, Amsterdam, Dublin & Stockholm as well as her shows in Miami, Dallas, Toronto, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and both performances scheduled at Citi Field in New York City are completely sold out.

Due to overwhelming demand, second shows have now been confirmed for May 28 at Soldier Field in Chicago and on July 3 at London's Wembly Stadium. Tickets for the May 28 concert in Chicago will go on sale on Thursday, Feb. 25. Beyhive members will have an opportunity to purchase advance tickets starting Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 10:00 a.m. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets Wed. Feb. 17 at 12:00 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 21 at 5:00 p.m.

Tickets for London Performance, July 3 at Wembley Stadium will go on sale on Tuesday, Feb. 23 @9:00 a.m. Beyhive members will have a second opportunity to purchase advance tickets starting Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 9:00 a.m. GMT. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets starting Wed. Feb. 17 at 12:00 pm through Sunday, Feb. 21 at 5:00 p.m. As previously announced, tickets for the additional concert dates in North America and Europe go on sale Monday, February 22 complete itinerary follows.

True to her life's work of always giving back, fans will be given the opportunity to participate in Beyonc's #BeyGOOD initiative supportinglocal United Way programs and the continued work surrounding the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. United Way of Genesee County has been at the forefront of distributingthousands of filtration pitchers, faucet mount filters, replacement cartridges and truckloads of water to underserved populations to address immediate needs in Flint Michigan. They are also partnering with the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to create a fund that will address long-term developmental, education, nutrition and health needs of the children affected by the Flint Water Crisis. Follow @beygood on Twitter for more information.

As Beyonc wants to present her fans with the best possible experience at the concerts, she has joined forces with THX Ltd to provide the highest quality audio experience during THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR. THX has assessed, optimized and certified that the acoustic systems used at the concerts are without peer. With this association, concert-goers will get the best acoustic experience possible at any large-venue event.

THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR is BEYONC's first solo tour since her ambitious Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013. The sold-out tour spanning two years and five continents thrilled nearly two million fans and was hailed by critics worldwide. During the summer of 2014, BEYONC and JAY Z launched the six-week ON THE RUN Tour, playing major stadiums in the US. They ended the tour in Paris, France in September 2014 with two additional dates that were filmed for an HBO Special that was nominated for an Emmy Award.

"American Express has a longstanding relationship with Beyonc and we are thrilled to partner with her again for the upcoming Formation World Tour," said Walter Frye, Vice President, Global Experiential Marketing, American Express. "We are proud to bring our Card Members around the world closer to Beyonc a global icon and an artist we know they love with access to purchase tickets for her tour before the general public."

For complete tour and ticketing information, visit www.livenation.com and www.beyonce.com

BEYONC THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR
NORTH AMERICA:
Wed. April 27	Miami, FL	Marlins Park	SOLD OUT
Fri. April 29	Tampa, FL	Raymond James Stadium	On sale now
Sun. May 1	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Dome	Mon. Feb. 22
Tue. May 3	Raleigh, NC	Carter-Finley Stadium	Mon. Feb. 22
Thu. May 5	Nashville, TN	Nissan Stadium	Mon. Feb. 22
Sat. May 7	Houston, TX	NRG Stadium	Mon. Feb. 22
Mon. May 9	Dallas, TX	AT&T Stadium	SOLD OUT
Thu. May 12	San Diego, CA	Qualcomm Stadium	On sale now
Sat. May 14	Los Angeles, CA	Rose Bowl	SOLD OUT
Mon. May 16	Santa Clara, CA	Levi's Stadium	Mon. Feb. 22
Wed. May 18	Seattle, WA	CenturyLink Field	Mon. Feb. 22
Fri. May 20	Edmonton, AB	Commonwealth Stadium	On sale now
Mon. May 23	Minneapolis, MN	TCF Bank Stadium	Mon. Feb. 22
Wed. May 25	Toronto, ON	Rogers Centre	SOLD OUT
Fri. May 27	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	SOLD OUT
Sat. May 28	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	Thu. Feb. 25
Tue. May 31	Pittsburgh, PA	Heinz Field	Mon. Feb. 22
Fri. June 3	Foxborough, MA	Gillette Stadium	SOLD OUT
Sun. June 5	Philadelphia, PA	Lincoln Financial Field	SOLD OUT
Tue. June 7	Flushing, NY	Citi Field	SOLD OUT
Wed. Jun 8	Flushing, NY	Citi Field	SOLD OUT
Fri. June 10	Baltimore, MD	M&T Bank Stadium	SOLD OUT
Sun. June 12	Hershey, PA	Hersheypark Stadium	On sale now
Tue. June 14	Detroit, MI	Ford Field	Mon. Feb. 22
EUROPE:
Tue. June 28	Sunderland, UK	Stadium of Light	SOLD OUT
Thu. June 30	Cardiff, UK	Principality Stadium	On sale now
Sat. July 2	London, UK	Wembley Stadium	SOLD OUT
Sun. July 3	London, UK	Wembley Stadium	Tue. Feb. 23
Tue. July 5	Manchester, UK	Emirates Old Trafford	SOLD OUT
Thu. July 7	Glasgow, UK	Hampden Park	On sale now
Sat. July 9	Dublin, IE	Croke Park	SOLD OUT
Tue. July 12	Dusseldorf, DE	Esprit Arena	Mon. Feb. 22
Thu. July 14	Zurich, CH	Letzigrund	Mon. Feb. 22
Sat. July 16	Amsterdam, NE	Arena	SOLD OUT
Mon. July 18	Milan, IT	Stadio Meazza (San Siro)	On sale now
Thu. July 21	Paris, FR	Stade de France	On sale now
Sun. July 24	Copenhagen, DK	Parken	Mon. Feb. 22
Tue. July 26	Stockholm, SE	Friends Arena	SOLD OUT
Fri. July 29	Frankfurt, DE	Commerzbank Arena	Mon. Feb. 22
Sun. July 31	Brussels, BE	Roi Boudoin	Mon. Feb. 22
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation Management and Live Nation Media/Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

About Parkwood Entertainment

Parkwood Entertainmentis an entertainment and management company founded by entertainer and entrepreneur, Beyonc in 2010. With headquartersin New York City the company houses departments in music and video production, management, marketing, digital, creative, philanthropy, publicityand a newly formed record label. Under its original name, Parkwood Pictures, in 2008, the company released the filmCadillac Records(2008), in which Beyonc starred and co-produced. The company also released the film, Obsessed (2009), with Beyonc as star and executive producer. Parkwood Entertainment produced The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013-2014) and co-produced the ON THE RUN TOUR (2014).

About American Express

American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Learn more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on facebook.com/americanexpress, foursquare.com/americanexpress, linkedin.com/company/american-express, twitter.com/americanexpress, and youtube.com/americanexpress.

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About THX

Founded by legendary filmmaker George Lucas in 1983, THX and their partners provide premium entertainment experiences in the cinema, in the home and on the go. THX develops audio-video and environmental designs, technologies, products and specifications to ensure an artist's vision is truthfully delivered to audiences worldwide.

About United Way

With 2.9 million volunteers and 10.3 million donors worldwide, and more than $5 billion raised every year, United Way is the world's largest privately-funded nonprofit. We're engaged in nearly 1,800 communities across more than 40 countries and territories worldwide to create community solutionsthat improve education, income and health.United Way partners include global, national and local businesses, nonprofits, government, civic and faith organizations, along with educators, labor leaders, health providers, senior citizens, students and more. For more information about United Way, please visitUnitedWay.org. Follow us on Twitter: @UnitedWayand #LiveUnited

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